Anna Hakobyan

Anna Hakobyan (Armenian: Աննա Վաչիկի Հակոբյան; born February 1, 1978), is the wife of the current Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan.[1] She is the editor-in-chief of the Haykakan Zhamanak (Armenian Times) newspaper.[2] Unofficially, Hakobyan is regarded as the "First Lady of Armenia", a position that is reserved for the spouses of the President of Armenia.[3][4][5]

Anna Hakobyan
Աննա Վաչիկի Հակոբյան
Hakobyan in June 2018.
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Armenia
Assumed office
May 8, 2018
Prime MinisterNikol Pashinyan
Preceded byLilit Karapetyan
Personal details
Born (1978-02-01) February 1, 1978
Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Armenia)
SpouseNikol Pashinyan
Children4
Alma materYerevan State University
ProfessionJournalist
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Education and career

Anna Hakobyan was born on February 1, 1978, in the Armenian SSR. She graduated from the Yerevan State University.[6] After she graduated, she began working as a journalist in Armenia. She is currently the editor-in-chief of the largest newspaper in Armenia, Haykakan Zhamanak.[3]

2018 Velvet Revolution

Hakobyan played an active role in the 2018 Armenian revolution, which were a series of anti-government peaceful mass protests in response to the past president's third consecutive term.[7] On May 8, 2018, Nikol Pashinyan was elected Prime Minister.[8]

Spouse of the Prime Minister
Hakobyan in Moscow
Hakobyan with her husband, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, and Moldovan President Igor Dodon.

Hakobyan became the official spouse of the prime minister on May 8, 2018, following her husband's election as prime minister.

Charity work

Just after the election, Hakobyan initiated a meeting with the charitable organisations involved in pediatric cancer and specialists. During the meeting session under her leadership, a working group to improve the state of pediatric cancer in Armenia was formed. Currently, a charitable foundation, of which Hakobyan is the Honorary President, is in the formation process to support the development of pediatric oncology and hematology in Armenia.[9]

2020 war

Hakobyan was active during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, serving on the front lines after going through a weeklong training program. She founded the Erato Detachment, which is the first all-women military unit in the Armenian Armed Forces.[10]

References
  1. "Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan". Prime Minister. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. "About Us". Armtimes.com (in Armenian). Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  3. "First Lady Anna Hakobyan was Received at YSU Faculty of Journalism (Video Material)". Yerevan State University. April 6, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  4. "My Step Foundation founded by PM's wife". June 19, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  5. "Anna Hakobyan is NOT the First Lady of Armenia". October 18, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  6. "Nikol Pashinyan Interview". mediamax.am. January 15, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  7. "He Was a Protester a Month Ago. Now, Nikol Pashinyan Leads Armenia". The New York Times. May 8, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  8. "ՀՀ նախագահի հրամանագրերը - Փաստաթղթեր - Հայաստանի Հանրապետության Նախագահ [պաշտոնական կայք]". www.president.am. Helix Consulting LLC. May 8, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  9. "Վարչապետի կինը՝ Աննա Հակոբյանը, կլինի նոր բարեգործական հիմնադրամի հոգաբարձուների խորհրդում (armenian)". Armtimes.com (in Armenian). Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  10. "The Artsakh War brought about Armenia's first all-women military unit". November 16, 2020.
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